NATO Air-Policing Duties Taken Over by Multinational Fighter Force
The U.S. Air Force is handing over NATO air-policing duties for Poland and the Baltics to a multinational force comprised …
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Virtual Holding Pattern: Simulation and Training in a Budget-constrained Environment
The U.S. military is confronting a serious readiness problem. Decreasing defense spending and the automatic budget cuts resulting from sequestration …
Canada Joins NATO Air-Policing Efforts In Response to Situation in Eastern Ukraine
The continuing escalation of the situation in eastern Ukraine has prompted NATO to solicit military assistance for its members to …
Halfway There: Twelve Years on the F-35 Must Mature Quickly
The F-35 has officially been in development since 2001. By the end of 2013, the overall flight test program will …
Tigertails Become First U.S. Navy Squadron to Operate the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
The first East Coast squadron to receive the E-2B Hawkeye in 1968 became the first U.S. Navy squadron to receive …
Dual-Mode Brimstone UAV Launches a Success
During Operation Odyssey Dawn, Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s struck Libyan regime targets with more than 120 Dual-Mode Brimstones at …
Italian Air Force’s HH-101A Caesar Makes Maiden Flight
The Italian Air Force’s first AgustaWestland HH-101A made its maiden flight at AgustaWestland’s facility in Yeovil, U.K., on March 19. …
First Israeli M-346 Advanced Trainer Aircraft Rolls Out
Less than two years after the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MOD) inked a contract with Alenia Aermacchi for 30 M-346 …
Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Demonstrator Makes First Flight
The Bombardier Challenger 604 business jet was built to ensure that high-powered executives travel in style. However, the one that …
Ukraine Response: U.S. Deploys Additional Aircraft to Poland and Baltics
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is deploying more aircraft to Poland and the Baltics in response to the Russian …